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The Silence of the Lambs

Probably Unanswerable Questions

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Questions range from Miggs’s name and Lecter’s cannibalism to Gumb’s music, victim pets, Chilton’s fate, personnel consequences, Precious’s custody, and whether Gumb invented Pinterest.

In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 01:57:38Read transcript
  • Is Miggs a first name, surname, nickname, shortening of Miguel, or a single mononym?
  • If Lecter is a genius, why does he eat people, and are we sure cannibalism is bad?
  • How did Gumb develop discerning taste in Q Lazzarus and the Fall while living his isolated life?
  • Did all of Gumb’s victims own cats?
  • How would Lecter season and serve Dr. Chilton?
  • How quickly were the moth experts fired for workplace misconduct?
  • What could Lecter have said to make Miggs kill himself?
  • Did Senator Martin win reelection after rescuing her daughter?
  • Did Catherine keep Precious, or did animal services place the dog elsewhere?
  • Did Gumb’s wall of design inspirations effectively invent Pinterest?
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The Silence of the Lambs

The Andy and Red – Zihuatanejo Award for What Happens the Next Day?

The Silence of the Lambs The Rewatchables

The panel imagines Precious being rehomed, Lecter eating Chilton and visiting Epstein Island, Clarice and Crawford starting a family, or Clarice dating a moth expert.

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  • Precious is removed from Catherine and placed in a loving home.
  • Lecter eats Dr. Chilton and heads toward Epstein Island.
  • Clarice and Crawford start a family.
  • Clarice dates one of the moth specialists instead, a proposal another participant dislikes.
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What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

The Silence of the Lambs The Rewatchables

The lotion and basket become the final pick; Lecter’s masks, night goggles, drawing, nightstick, FBI training town, and moth cocoon are all nominated.

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  • Both Lecter masks, including the less comfortable nose-compressing version, are nominated.
  • The night-vision goggles are nominated.
  • The lotion bottle and Lecter’s drawing of Clarice holding the lamb are nominated.
  • The nightstick used to kill Lieutenant Boyle is nominated.
  • An entire FBI practice town and a moth cocoon are added.
  • The lotion paired with its basket is selected as the final package.
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Who Won the Movie?

The Silence of the Lambs The Rewatchables

Anthony Hopkins wins unanimously because the role made him an iconic, bankable movie star and remains endlessly imitated and referenced.

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  • Three participants explicitly choose Hopkins.
  • The rationale distinguishes Foster’s deserved Oscar from Hopkins’s career-transforming cultural impact.
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Night Shift

Most Rewatchable Scene

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Prostitution chalkboard pitch

In the discussion (9)
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  • Billy's first scene, tape-recorded ideas, edible paper, office tour, and morgue introduction are proposed.
  • Billy's card-counting story, tuna-mayonnaise idea, Clint Howard encounter, and unauthorized limo use are proposed.
  • The second encounter with the boss's son, his Flintstones viewing, Billy's Atlantic City story, and Chuck's recorded rebuke are proposed.
  • The subway Love Brokers pitch and breakfast with Belinda are proposed.
  • Billy's chalkboard pitch to the women is selected as the leading rewatchable scene.
  • The clothing montage is proposed as a characteristic 1980s sequence.
  • The fraternity party is proposed chiefly for Kevin Costner's uncredited appearance and Clint Howard's freezer encounter.
  • Billy's car, Operation Chuck, the Christmas party, Chuck's confession, Belinda returning to work, and the prison and lawyer-office confrontations are additional choices.
  • The final ranked preference is Billy's car reveal first, the Flintstones-watching boss's son second, and the chalkboard pitch third.
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Night Shift

What’s Aged the Best?

Night Shift The Rewatchables

Chuck under attack, basketball, soundtrack, and comic asides

In the discussion (8)
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  • Chuck's repeated mistreatment by the dog, strangers, girlfriend, delivery man, and schoolgirls effectively sets up his eventual revolt.
  • Mr. Carbone's repeated accusation that Chuck went over his head remains a reusable line.
  • The rain-slicked alley basketball game and a bound man thrown through the hoop are praised.
  • Richard Belzer's villain and the original That's What Friends Are For are praised.
  • Chuck's mother using a séance to berate her dead husband and Billy's barbershop exit are praised.
  • The Van Halen, Rolling Stones, Night Shift, Al Jarreau, Pointer Sisters, Talk Talk, and Burt Bacharach soundtrack is praised.
  • The small asides, including reactions to Charlotte's photo and Lupe's pickle-girl history, are praised.
  • Ron Howard's racially awkward SNL promotion is discussed as a period artifact.
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